Reading response

Okay teacher friend. It’s finally here. And I’m so excited! I’ve had this resource collecting dust on my computer for years now. I’ve been using this strategy in my classroom for the last few years, but haven’t had the energy or time (teacher life + mom life is exhausting, am I right?) to put it all together so that it’s ready to go for busy teachers like you! Well, it’s finally finished and I finally get to unveil it to you! Did you know I have a FREE downloadable reading response menu…

In upper grade classrooms, students spend a great deal of time responding to the texts they read. Over the years I have found that no matter what grade level I teach, students have a difficult time writing thorough and meaningful reading responses. At the start of every year my students need quite a bit of guidance when writing their responses. One of the best ways that I have found to teach students to write meaningful responses is by providing them with sentence frames. I like to encourage…

Reading Response activities will likely form a major part of your reading programme, whether you are running guided reading groups, a daily 5 system,

This reading response worksheet is ideal for practicing story elements, reading strategies, comprehension, text connection, author study, vocabulary work and so much more!

Grab a cheap notebook and get kids reading and responding with these free reading response journal questions. Great for struggling readers! *The free download link can be found towards the end of this post. Just look for and click on the teal, oval button. *This post contains affiliate links. Simple Reading Response Journal Questions ... Read More about Reading Response Journal Questions {FREE!}

Okay teacher friend. It’s finally here. And I’m so excited! I’ve had this resource collecting dust on my computer for years now. I’ve been using this strategy in my classroom for the last few years, but haven’t had the energy or time (teacher life + mom life is exhausting, am I right?) to put it all together so that it’s ready to go for busy teachers like you! Well, it’s finally finished and I finally get to unveil it to you! Did you know I have a FREE downloadable reading response menu…

Do you have students do anything while they read independently? Giving students a task to do while reading, like a reading response prompt o...

Getting students to write about reading was a struggle for a LONG TIME! I tried all sorts of approaches, all types of reading response journals and notebooks, and yet it still felt so forced. This year, things have changed!

Reading response journals are the perfect way to make sure your students are on track when doing independent reading- whether in class or at home. However, you may have many questions when setting up your journals for the first time. How will you come up with the prompts? How will students know how […]

This week I finally finished “Reading Portfolios” for my students to use this year for their independent and in-class reading. I wanted students to have a place where they could record and track their independent reading habits, take notes on reading strategies and skills, and respond to their in-class and independent reading. I previously shared…